Asthma in Preschoolers
Preschool years are a prime time for breathing problems to arise—and also a time when it’s hardest to tell what’s “just a cold” versus asthma in preschoolers.
Canadians Overwhelmingly Support a Smoke-Free Generation Law, a New Poll Commissioned by National Lung Health Alliance Finds
A comprehensive new Abacus Data poll commissioned by the National Lung Health Alliance (NLHA), the country’s leading lung health advocacy group, finds overwhelming support for preventing the next generation from starting to smoke or vape, with 96% of Canadians saying it is important to prevent today’s children from ever taking up the products, and more than three-quarters supporting a Smoke-Free Generation law.
Understanding Asthma in Newborns
Asthma in newborns is a concern for many parents and caregivers, as it can be difficult to recognize and diagnose.
Opinion | Canada’s most overlooked health-care inequity is access to a simple breathing test
Canada ranks 17th out of 45 countries on the Global COPD Index, despite having a publicly funded health-care system that should place us near the top. In Chapleau and White River, Ont., people braved winter roads for a minutes-long test. When access arrived, people came.
Your Postal Code Shouldn’t Determine Your COPD Care. In Canada, It Still Does.
Lung Health Foundation’s new Canadian COPD Performance Index finds significant shortfalls in COPD care across the country, driven by missing data, workforce shortages and no national strategy. Here’s where your region stands.
Childhood Asthma
Childhood asthma is a common yet serious condition affecting many children worldwide. Asthma is a chronic lung condition that makes breathing difficult. It involves airway inflammation that causes the airways to narrow and swell. This can lead to a variety of symptoms that affect a child’s ability to breathe easily.
Helping Young “Asthmanauts” Feel Prepared and Supported During September Spike
Learn how “My Life as an Asthmanaut” helps children feel prepared, supported and less alone during September Spike and the return to school.
Hope Innovation Research Grant
Hope Innovation Research Grant honours the life and legacy of Lloyd Alexander Hope through “high risk, high reward” research.
Alberta Becomes Ninth Province to Offer Free RSV Immunization to All Newborns
Alberta has become the ninth of Canada’s 10 provinces to offer free RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) immunization to all babies born in hospital during the respiratory virus season.
Ontario Healthcare Stakeholders Unite on Shared Action Plan to Reduce Tobacco and Nicotine Dependence
Vanguard healthcare, policy, and community coalition consolidates asnewly formed Ontario Nicotine Action Table (ONAT) to build long-term planfor coordinated action
